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Raising a Writer

Hello friends! Young writers come in all varieties. If your family is anything like mine, there are a variety of personalities growing up under one

Hello friends! Flying to Florida this month, I found myself sitting next to a woman who had an infant strapped to her front and her

Hello friends! Sooo, I’m back in the classroom this week teaching 7th and 8th grade. When I first started working, my main worry was my

Hello friends! On Monday, Steven sat and sat. It was the first day of Writer’s Workshop in first grade. He did not write one word

Hello friends! Most writers can never say no to a book. But even so, we should keep a good eye on our young writer’s reading life

Hello friends! The whole world is homeschooling right now. Some are probably doing it better than others. For me, it’s going about as well as

Hello friends! One of the most common questions parents have asked me since we started online school is, “How can I best support my child’s

Hello friends! Usually here, we like to talk about the stories our children are writing. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the stories we

Hello friends! My brother stopped by the other day for a porch chat. (Porch chats are starting to be really normal now, aren’t they?) We

Hello friends! We hoped online camp would work, but we didn’t expect this. From one mom: “My daughters are waking up excited each morning. This

Hello friends! In the middle of this pandemic summer, it’s been a surprising gift to have Hamilton lyrics running through our heads. (You too?)  Almost

Hello friends! How are you enjoying the 5th month “summer”? In our house, we’ve found more of a rhythm now. Masks are the norm when we go

I (Carrie) now have a Little Free Library in my front yard. I’ve wanted one for at least a decade, and this was the year

Using our imagination for better things than WORRY A little story from Carrie:  From the day my youngest daughter Anna was born, I have been

Some things (like growing writers) take time Once I (Carrie) visited Red Butte Garden (this amazing garden in Salt Lake City) during the off season.